Stop that Hoax!

Unless the message includes a reliable web address that verifies the claim,
SMACK THE PERSON WHO STARTED IT IN THE HEAD.

Be warned that if you include me in any sort of mass email with an unverified story, I will do my level best to track down the source material and lambaste you if the tale is false. No exceptions! I blasted my own father in an email to his co-workers when he sent me some screed about Jane Fonda torturing POWs. See also the net.bullies list.